DEAR CAMERON: For the past decade, I have written an annual letter of advice to your father, your uncle and their cousins, trying to give them a little perspective on what life was going to be like for them as they grew into adulthood. Today, they are all adults and are experiencing first-hand the ups-and-downs of everyday living. I discern that they are finding that life is … [Read more...] about January 1, 2012: To Cameron: The World May Change But The Fundamentals Remain The Same
January 2, 2012: Plum Nelly Pitts Agrees To Prognosticate In This Space
It is with a great deal of pleasure that I announce the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located over a pool hall in Greater Garfield, has signed an exclusive contract with one of the nation’s premier prognosticators, Plum Nelly Pitts, of Varnell, Georgia. I don’t have to tell you what a coup this is. Frankly, it was a major commitment by the company but … [Read more...] about January 2, 2012: Plum Nelly Pitts Agrees To Prognosticate In This Space
December 12, 2011: From Bionic Hips To Nathan Deal’s Slips, It Was A Very Good Year
Dear Valued Reader: In appreciation for your loyalty and support this past year, I had planned to thank you by sending each of you your own personalized Dick Yarbrough Christmas card – suitable for framing – that you could proudly show your envious friends. The cards might even become a collector’s item some day and you could take them to the Antiques Road Show and make a lot … [Read more...] about December 12, 2011: From Bionic Hips To Nathan Deal’s Slips, It Was A Very Good Year
December 5, 2011: Who In The World Cares That UGA Lost The SEC Championship?
In case you have been vacationing on the moon, you may have missed the news that the student-athletes from the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South, came up a wee bit short in attaining the football championship of the Southeastern Conference. That honor went to the young men of Louisiana … [Read more...] about December 5, 2011: Who In The World Cares That UGA Lost The SEC Championship?
November 28, 2011: Reflections on a Life Well-Lived
Today, I ask for a moment of personal privilege. It was two years ago this week that I wrote about the Three Wise Men that have so greatly influenced my life: Roy Hodnett, a real estate magnate on Saint Simons Island; Dr. Raymond Cook, my college professor, now residing in Valdosta and John W. Jacobs, Jr., a broadcast pioneer and philanthropist from Gainesville. All three … [Read more...] about November 28, 2011: Reflections on a Life Well-Lived